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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 24 February 2020

On Monday 24 February, demand averaged 37.3 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

37.3GW AVERAGEWind12.19 GW32%Hydro0.90 GW2%Biomass2.41 GW6%Solar0.29 GW1%Gas11.17 GW30%Coal1.19 GW3%Imports4.07 GW11%Nuclear5.31 GW14%37.3GW AVERAGE32%30%11%14%
Price
£38.73/MWh
Day average £38.73
Demand37.3GW
Generation 33.5Transfers 3.8
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables36%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
194g/kWh
0Day average 194300
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Key moments

On Monday 24 February 2020, wind supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 30%. Demand peaked at 46.2 GW at 18:15. Carbon intensity averaged 194 g/kWh and the price £38.73/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.3 GW at 09:00. Solar generation peaked at 1.6 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (113 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (254 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £25.50/MWh at 23:30 to £45.69/MWh at 12:00. Wind made 36% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 27% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.290.8%Wind 12.1932.5%Gas 11.1729.8%Hydro 0.902.4%Biomass 2.416.4%Nuclear 5.3114.1%Coal 1.193.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.3avgGeneration 33.5avgTransfers 3.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.2GW · 18:15
Low 25.4 · 03:50Avg 37.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 33.5Transfers 3.8 GW
Net imports93GWh
In
95 Out
2
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 3%Wind 36%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 24 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 24 February 2020, Great Britain imported 95 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 24 Feb
Imported
95GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
93GWh
Average net flow
3.88GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.4 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.91GWImporting

In 45.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.39GWImporting

In 10.1 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.78GWImporting

In 19.6 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 2.5 GWhPumped 4.1 GWh

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